- Adding a check in the AxiosTimer update to only tick if the game is active

axios/Axios_settings.cs

@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
  * 1.0.1.2 - 4/1/2012
  * - Making AxiosTimer inheirt from AxiosGameObject for it to be casted properly
  * 
+ * 1.0.1.3 - 4/7/2012
+ * - Adding a check in the AxiosTimer update to only tick if the game is active
+ * 
  */
 
 using System.Reflection;

axios/Engine/AxiosTimer.cs

@@ -37,25 +37,27 @@ namespace Axios.Engine
 
         public override void Update(AxiosGameScreen gameScreen, GameTime gameTime, bool otherScreenHasFocus, bool coveredByOtherScreen)
         {
-
+            if (gameScreen.IsActive) //only "tick" if the window has focus - otherwise the Timer will play catchup
-            if (_enabled)
             {
-                if (gameTime.TotalGameTime - lastTick >= interval)
+                if (_enabled)
                 {
-                    if (Tick != null)
+                    if (gameTime.TotalGameTime - lastTick >= interval)
                     {
-                        //EventArgs e = new EventArgs();
+                        if (Tick != null)
-                        
+                        {
-                        Tick(this, null);
+                            //EventArgs e = new EventArgs();
-                    }
 
+                            Tick(this, null);
+                        }
+
+                        lastTick = gameTime.TotalGameTime;
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
                     lastTick = gameTime.TotalGameTime;
                 }
             }
-            else
-            {
-                lastTick = gameTime.TotalGameTime;
-            }
         }
 
         public override void LoadContent(AxiosGameScreen gameScreen)